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Our Mission: To Inspire Enthusiasm for Science
and a Love of Learning
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Challenge Grant & Whale Watching
 YSI has received a $125,000 Challenge Grant that will match every gift to YSI dollar for dollar.
DONATE today and DOUBLE your gift. In addition, each donor who gives $100 or more will be entered into a drawing* for a chance to win 2 tickets on a Whale Watching Trip, courtesy of Cheeseman's Ecology Safaris. 
*Click here for more Challenge Grant and Whale Watching Trip Drawing information.
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Quick Links on YSI Home Page
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June 14 – August 13, 2010
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2010 Golf Tournament
Thursday, September 30th
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club
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New Partners
We want to recognize these recent donors whose generosity supports our mission of teaching science to children:
Donation of architectural services for the YSI Thrift Store remodel.
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Click here or on above logo for more information.
 Science Safari: Animals of the Redwoods
• Date: Saturday, September 18, 2010
• Time: 10:00am-11:30am
• Location: YSI at Redwood Grove, Los Altos
• Fee: $10/adult; $5/child; $25/family
• FREE if redeeming a Member Pass --
call 408-356-4945 to register or
click here for Membership info
All ages welcome
Click here to register online for Safari.
The animals of the forests are excellent at hiding. Come take a short hike , meet some of the animals, learn about redwoods and the creatures that live there.
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Real Science On the High Seas
Former Summer Science Camp Manager aboard the R/V Point Sur doing oceanographic studies.
Read more . . .
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June 14 – August 13, 2010
To register by mail or phone (408-356-4945 x16) , click on this link 
For a schedule of Camps see  (and prices)
For description of Camps see 
Extended Day Summer Science Camp
Offered at Vasona
The Extended Day Summer Science Camp will run from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The Extended Day Summer Science Camp will continue the Summer Camp day for B, C and D campers.
More information . . .
 Kids camps foster a love for science, learning . . .
San Jose Mercury
 Shortly before sunset, among the buckeyes and oaks alongside Vasona Lake, Nicolas is bursting with information.
Read more+
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 Welcome to
Science by Nature!
Science By Nature is a non-profit initiative that provides "one-stop shopping" for science and environmental education programs and resources in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Request YSI School and Group Programs
Click on logo for more information.
Click here to download Brochure
YSI is a proud founding partner of Science by Nature.
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Click on link above for YSI Thrift & Gift Store page.
3151 Alum Rock Avenue
San Jose, California 95127
408-272-1301
Normal store hours:
Open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Donations Needed!
Please bring your donations to the back door and ring the bell for assistants.
Donations can be made at any time during normal business hours.
Remember dumping is illegal!
If you are interested in VOLUNTEERING at the Thrift Store, please call 408-272-1301.
Click on logo above for copy of latest issue of
Alum Rock News & Views, featuring the
YSI Thrift and Gift Store.
Click on link above for ARVBA website.
Click on link above for details.
Get ready for another Hot! Hot! Hot!
community festival in Alum Rock Village!
3rd Annual San Jose Salsa Festival
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Noon to 8:00 PM
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Partners
We want to recognize these recent donors whose generosity made the Science of Wine a very successful event to support our mission of teaching science to children:
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Volunteers Needed!
Click on links below for more information.
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Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
California standardized science tests - click here to download.
Questions start on page 11.
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Science Education Programs
YSI hosts a wide variety of fun, Educational Programs for all grade levels.
Sign up your kids or students for any of our many engaging activities.
Registration now open for 2010-11 School Year
To register, call 408-356-4945 x12
Programs Complement the California State Science Standards
Bring your class or group to YSI's Science and Nature Centers for a hands-on nature based science program.
Can’t come to us? YSI will bring them to you with our At-School Program.
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I maintain there is much more wonder in science than in pseudoscience. And in addition, to whatever measure this term has any meaning, science has the additional virtue, and it is not an inconsiderable one, of being true.
- Carl Sagan
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Our future depends on boosting interest in science
 By Anne Hardy - Special to the Mercury News
May 19, 2010
There is no shortage of raw talent out there. But Silicon Valley is not a typical community, and broader statistics suggest we may be headed for trouble. International patent filings from the United States declined by 11 percent last year, while China's increased nearly 30 percent . . .
Fewer college students in the developed world are opting to study science and engineering at an advanced level. And the clearest explanation is that fewer grade school students are given enough reason to take an interest in science from an early age. Read more . . .
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"I wanted to know how everything worked. It is a form of power to know how everything fits together," he said.
George Smoot III, Astrophysicist, Nobel Prize recipient, and winner of "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"
Smoot said that he wants students today to have the same opportunities for a good education that he had, but too many U.S. science and math teachers do not have the experience or training needed to prepare the next generation of scientists. Read more . . .
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 Great California Shake Out
On 10/15/2009 at 10:15 in the morning, California held the country's largest earthquake drill. Thousands of adults and students around the state will Drop, Cover, and Hold On. Learn more.
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Last Update:
7/30/10 12:58 PM
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2010 Science of Golf Tournament
Thursday, September 30th
Cinnabar Hills Golf Club
Register
Sponsorships
Click for more information
For on-line sign up for YSI Programs, ways to participate, and information about YSI, including facts, services, awards, etc., see this link for YSI-tikkl.
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Click to download and for more information
The new YSI toolbar is a free download and allows you to raise money for YSI every time you search or shop online! Every time you shop a percentage will be donated to YSI - at no cost to you.
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YSI Partners
Companies and organizations who support our mission.
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Under the Microscope:
Getting to Know YSI
New schedule coming out soon!
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